So the House refused to adjourn. The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Beaman, And being put, It was decided in the affirmative, two-thirds voting in favor thereof. The report of the committee of conference was then agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Ela, from the Committee on Printing, reported the following concurrent resolution, viz: Resolved, (The Senate concurring,) That the Congressional Printer be directed to report and publish the debates of Congress, commencing at twelve o'clock March 4, 1869, until further and definite action can be had under the joint resolution recently passed. Pending which, Mr. Ross moved, at 11 o'clock p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to. The question then recurred on the resolution of Mr. Ela. Pending which, Mr. Brooks moved that the resolution be laid on the table. Pending which, Mr. Knott moved at 11 o'clock and 20 minutes p. mp., that the House adjourn. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are— The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Brooks; And the question being put, It was decided in the negative, The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present. Those who voted in the affirmative are So the House refused to lay the resolution on the table. SYeas... It was decided in the affirmative, Nays.. Not voting.. 90 47 85 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are So the said resolution was agreed to. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate therein. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Gorham, their Secretary : Mr. Speaker: The Senate have further insisted upon their amendments, disagreed to by the House, to House bill No. 1746, for the removal of certain disabilities from the persons therein named, have agreed to the further conference asked by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill, and have appointed Mr. Williams, Mr. Edmunds, and Mr. Robertson, as the conferees on the part of the Senate. The Senate have agreed to the report of the committees of conference on the army appropriation bill (H. R. 1803.) Mr. Randall, from the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill of the House H. R. 1881, (national banking associations) submitted the following report; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz: "The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill (H. R. 1881) regulating the reports of the national banking associations, having met, after full and free conference have agreed to recommend, and do recommend, to their respective houses as follows: "That the House recede from their disagreement to the amendment of the Senate to the bill, and agree to the same with the following amendments, namely: In line 14, page 1, after the word 'association' insert the words 'above required?' "Add the following as an additional section : "SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That in addition to said reports each national banking association shall report to the Comptroller of the Currency the amount of each dividend declared by said association and the amount of net earnings in excess of said dividends, which report shall be made within ten days after the declaration of each dividend and attested by the oath of the president or cashier of said association; and a failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall subject such association to the penalties provided in the foregoing section; and the Senate agree to the same.' "Managers on the part of the House "Managers on the part of the Senate "S. J. RANDALL. "A. G. CATTELL. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. Mr. Garfield, from the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes on the bill of the House No. 1803, (army appropriations,) submitted the following report, viz: "The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the bill of the House No. 1803, being an act making appropriations for the support of the army for the year ending June 30, 1870, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference have agreed to recommend, and do recommend, to their respective houses as follows: "That the Senate recede from their sixth, eighth, and sixteenth amendments. "That the House recede from their disagreement to the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth amendments of the Senate and concur in the said amend ments. "That the House recede from their disagreement to the ninth amend ment of the Senate and concur in the same with the following amendment: strike out 'eight' and insert 'six and one-half;' and that the Senate agree to the same. "That the House recede from their disagreement to the fifteenth amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with the following two amendments: "1. Strike out the first twelve lines and insert in lieu thereof the following: “SEC. —. And be it further enacted, That there shall be no new commissions, no promotions, and no enlistments in any infantry regiment until the total number of infantry regiments is reduced to twenty-five; and the Secre tary of War is hereby directed to consolidate the infantry regiments as rapidly as the requirements of the public service and the reduction of the number of officers will permit? "SEC.. And be it further enacted, That no appointments of brigadier generals shall be made until the number is reduced to less than eight, and thereafter there shall be but eight brigadier generals in the army?' "2. Strike out all after and including line 15 down to and including line 21 of the said fifteenth amendment of the Senate; and that the Senate agree to the said amendments. "That the House recede from their disagreement to the seventeenth amendment of the Senate and concur in the same with the following amendment: strike out all after the word 'enacted,' in line 1, and insert: Brevet rank shall not entitle an officer to precedence for command except by special assignment of the President, but such assignment shall not |